Новости за 17.07.2020

Rosario Dawson-fronted drama Briarpatch is not returning for a second season. The freshman drama series has been canceled at USA Network after one season, a move which showrunner Andy Greenwald called a “bummer”. The show, which is based on the Ross Thomas novel, premiered in February. It started in a 10pm slot on Thursdays but […]

EXCLUSIVE:  Quibi is developing 137 Things My Wife Hates About Me (working title), a multi-camera comedy from Life in Pieces and Perfect Harmony writer Joe Cristalli and Warner Bros Television. The show follows Danny, who happens upon a list of 137 things his wife Holly hates about him. His mission instantly becomes rectifying every item, for the sake […]

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh from an earnings report that saw it add 10 million subscribers during the pandemic, Netflix has just set its most financially ambitious feature film so far. Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans are set to star in The Gray Man, with AGBO’s Joe & Anthony Russo directing their first blockbuster since setting the all-time […]

EXCLUSIVE: Wasting no time as cinemas prepare to reopen beginning next week in most of China, a first batch of titles due for release has been identified. Universal’s Dolittle has been granted a July 24 date while we understand that Sony’s Bloodshot, handled locally by Bona Film, will also go out that same day. This […]

The Adam Carolla-Dennis Prager starring documentary No Safe Spaces, focusing on the free speech debate and “cancel culture,” secured home video release by Mill Creek Entertainment on Sept. 15 and international release in Latin America by MGM. The project, directed by Justin Folk and produced by Mark Joseph, lands right in the midst of heated […]

Netflix shares stumbled out of the gate Friday, slipping nearly 8% as investors reacted to the company’s forecast for much slower subscriber growth in the second half of 2020. The downturn, which left the stock at about $485 in morning trading, comes after the company reported strong second-quarter earnings Thursday and a gain of 10.1 […]

Vaclav Marhoul’s adaptation of Jerzy Kosinsky’s novel The Painted Bird has been on quite a journey. The film took more than a decade to be made and it premiered at the 2019 Venice Film Festival where it was honored with the Cinema for UNICEF Award before debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival. The pic was […]

EXCLUSIVE: 101 Films has locked North American rights on supernatural horror Widow’s Point, Gregory Lamberson’s adaptation of the book co-written by Richard Chizmar and his son Billy. Pic stars Craig Sheffer (A River Runs Through It) and KateLynn E. Newberry (Homecoming Revenge – Lifetime Original) in the story of a writer who spends a weekend […]

(Press Association) Tesla founder Elon Musk regularly visited Amber Heard late at night at Johnny Depp’s Los Angeles penthouse, it has been claimed. Alejandro Romero, a concierge at the Eastern Columbia Building, said in a written witness statement as part of Depp’s libel trial with The Sun, that the actress, 34, gave Musk his own […]

Hello International Insider friends, and happy Friday. In the week in which Netflix said its coronavirus boom could be over, here are the seven things you need to know about the global film and TV business. If you want to subscribe to get this alert in a timely fashion, sign up here. 1. Scoop: Sky Steps […]

EXCLUSIVE: Comcast’s European pay-TV broadcaster Sky is aiming to get back into scripted production in a big way from August, with a number of its high-profile British shows under starters’ orders to get shooting again. After War Of The Worlds became the first UK drama series to go into production during the pandemic this week, industry […]

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India crossed one million today, meaning the country now has the third highest infection rate in the world behind only Brazil and the U.S.. That compounded news earlier this week that Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, and his family, had tested positive for the virus and were being admitted […]